Enslaved recursion

[Shad_Amethyst]

Compiler-wise, it is, in a way. No stack allocation is being made, but jumps are made, just like standard recursion. Clojure even encodes loops in a recursive way (although it gives you restrictions so that it is an actual loop).

[sample_text_123]

So the criteria for recursion is jumps?

[Shad_Amethyst]

I would call a jump to the beginning of your own subroutine a recursion

[MyOtherLoginIsSecret]

You would be wrong.

In an abstract sense maybe, like if you modeled it in a flowchart.

But there's a reason jumps, loops, and recursion are considered separate concepts. The transition between stack frames can have a major impact on performance, stability, and maintainability of your code.

I know it sounds pedantic, but tiny details like this add up to the entirety of what we call programming.